date:Jun 09, 2014
The total production of wheat which accounts for about 35 per cent of Indias foodgrains basket may reach 100 million tonnes by 2016-17 from the level of about 93.5 million tonnes as of 2012-13, the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) said in a study titled Wheat Economy of India.
However, unless concerted efforts are made to fight the vagaries of weather, risk of pests and diseases and poor productivity in most wheat producing states, it is difficult to achieve high